5 Ways to Raise Your First $50K - an NSUIC Series

Are you ready to turn your side hustle into a real business?
Join us for Cashflow Ready, a powerful 5-month workshop series designed for part-time entrepreneurs, microbusiness owners, and first-time founders looking to raise up to $50,000 to grow their business — even with no prior experience or business credit.

Hosted by the NSU Innovation Center, this free monthly program will walk you through FIVE proven ways to fund your business:

🔹June 27 - Start with What You Have - Bootstrapping & Self-Funding

Learn how to maximize your own resources, cut costs, and creatively grow your business without outside funding.

🔹July 25 - Rally the Crowd - Crowdfunding & Donations

Discover how to build momentum, raise money online, and activate your community to support your business goals

🔹Aug. 29 - Free Money Exists - Grant Opportunities

Explore local, state, and national grant opportunities and how to position your business for non-repayable funds.

🔹Sept. 26 - Borrowing Smart - Debt & Microloans

Demystify small business loans, microloans, and credit-building strategies so you can fund your business wisely.

🔹Oct. 31 - Growing with Partners - Equity & Hybrid Models

Understand what it takes to attract investors, pitch your business, and consider blends of debt and equity.

The NSU Innovation Center (NSUIC) and the Small Business Development Council (SBDC) will provide you with hands-on workshop experience dedicated to micro-businesses (homebased and remote businesses) looking to raise small amounts of capital or funding (less than $50,000) by providing creative solutions and financing techniques and lessons in creating positive business credit scores for these micro-businesses.